Charles eugene goodwin



CHARLES EUGENE GOODWIN, OF PORTLAND, MICHIGAN,

team Panna No. 74,529, dated February 1s, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN IRM-GATES.

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Know all men that I, CHARLESEUGENE'GOODWIm'of Portland, in the' county of Ionia, andState of Michgan, have invented a. new and useful Improvement inFarm-Gatcs; and I do declare that the'following is a truc and accurate description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, an'd'being a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to construct 'a' compact, strong, durable, economical farm-gate, that can he operated in all n'eathers, combining simplicity withl convenience, and onevby which sheep, hogs, and other lsmall animals, can be allowed to pass, while `the large animals, like horses and cattle, will be stopped. The

construction of this gate is so simple that almost any one canmake and set it up, as it can bemade nearly entirely of wood.

A represents the ground, into whichareset, at .proper distances apart, the postsl B and C, the post B heilig4 providedwith a projecting cap, D, into which is let Ythe pivotpost or bar E, the other end of Which works inla proper step, which may. be set in the ground or' attached to the bottom oftlie post B. VI non', having prepared and set the posts,buillcl my gate of as many horizontal bars, F as maybe necessary or convenient, the ends of the bars F. being attached to thc'stiles G and H by'mortising or other proper device. The whole inayfbe' strengthened` bythe brace-I. 'Ihe centre horizontal bar F should be'mortised through the stiles, and he allovved to project far enoughbeyoudlthem so that the pivot-pins may be formed from the ends thus projecting. One

. of these pivot-pins,'d`,l should be entered into a proper circular hole in the pivot-post E, while' the'pivotpinIC drops into a proper slotin the posi: C. The top and bottom horizontal bars F should each he'provided with a bolt., L, tting holes bored in the post C, to hold the gate in an upright position. To attach the gate to the pivot-post E, I use the rod or-chain *M, one en d of which is fastenedV near the top of the pivot-post, while the other end is attached to the centre horizontal F by any suitable joint.

By drawing'. th'eholts'L the .gate Ina-y be opened and vclosed as ordinary gates zx-ie..done. When I do not wish to open the gate,but simply-to turn it to'sallow small'aninials to pass under, I draw the boltslLfand pull or push the top of thegate, when it 'assumes'a horizontal position, as shown in gu2, when the smaller animals may pass through, While the larger ones will-be stopped. By pushing ithalfovcr, and swingingit'round, and then turning itthe other side up, 'it can b'e'opened in the deepest snows. i

N is a revolving catch, attached'to `the top horizontal bar F, 'to hold the gate iirmlyto `the rod or chain)M when required. y V

Figure Iris a. plan or front view of my invention. Figure 215e. front view of the same, partially open for thepassage of smal-l animals. AThe Vsame letters indicate like parts in each ligure. Wha-t I claim'as my inventiom'and desire to secure by Letters Batent,is The lc onstructioi-1 of a gate as herein described, with therpo'sts B and C, the projecting cap D, the pivotpost E, the horizontal bars F, the stiles G and H, the Vbruce I, the pivot-pins K, the boltsL, the rod or chain M, and the revolving catch N, when arranged andoperatin'g substantially as .and for the purposes set forth;

` i I CUE. GOODWIN.

Witnesses: l

G r. E. PRESTON, .Leven HALLADAY. 

